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Volume 6, Issue 42

BULLETIN BOARD Thursday, Oct. 17 • OBERLIN: AV Shirk will play musical selections and talk about traditional American music at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

Shirk is a Kendal resident, banjo player, radio producer, and writer. The event is free and open to the public.

• AMHERST: Make your own fall or Halloween wreath at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 at the Amherst Public Library.

All supplies will be provided for registered attendees.

The program is intended for ages 12 and up. Registration is required. Call 440-988-4230.

• AMHERST: The Women Business Owners Network will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17 at D’Tutanelli’s Pizza, 103 Milan Ave. The business spotlight will be owner Khristal Kramer-Nutt. Take enough business cards and literature for an exchange. For reservations and directions, call Karen Cheshire at 440-967-5503 and leave a message or email wbonlorain@gmail.com. For more information about the group, visit www.wbonlorain.org.

Friday, Oct. 18 • AMHERST: The 23rd Annual Lorain County Free Clinic Steak Fry Benefit will be held Friday, Oct. 18 at the Amherst Eagles, 1161 Milan Ave. Dinner will be served from 4-8 p.m. with music until 10 p.m. There will also be raffles to support the cause.

Tickets are $25. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For tickets, call 440-277-6641 or visit www. lcfreeclinic.org.

• OBERLIN: Staff members from the Oberlin Heritage Center will lead a 45-minute walking tour of sites related to Oberlin’s historic progress and setbacks in race relations starting at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 18.

This event takes place near the 160th anniversary of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry, Va., in which two Oberlin residents participated. Meet at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, 87 North Main St. Dress for weather; in case of rain, the event will take place in the museum.

This free program is part of the museum’s AMAM in the AM series on the third Friday of the month.

• WELLINGTON: A blood drive will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 at Wellington High School.

The drive is sponsored by the National Honor Society. You must schedule an appointment to donate. Visit www.lifesharedonor.org to make an appointment.

For more information, contact NHS adviser Sara Palmison at 440-647-7419 or spalmison@wellingtonvillageschools.org.

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Kayla Sotherland poses in her mother's favorite photo. She was OK on this trip to the beach but in October 2018 Sotherland and her boyfriend, Ryan Fuller, were murdered by 55-year-old John Jordan Jr. of Columbus.

Columbus man pleads guilty to Black River graduate’s murder JASON HAWK EDITOR

Kayla Sotherland would have turned 21 this past Monday and celebrated the big day by wolfing down her favorite food — tacos — with her family.

Instead, the 2017 Black River High School graduate's parents spent what would have been Kayla's birthday watching her killer sentenced to 30 years to life behind bars.

John Jordan Jr., 55, of Columbus, took a plea deal ahead of an Oct. 22 trial, copping to two counts of murder in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.

Counts of abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence were dropped by prosecutors, according to court records.

"I'm happy it's over.

I didn't want to see our family dragged through a trial," said Kayla's mother, Deanna Sotherland.

"Having a conviction, having a sentence — it's not justice, so to speak, because there isn't any justice," she said.

Jordan confessed to

bludgeoning 21-year-old Ryan Fuller of Columbus to death with a hammer late last October, then turning the weapon on Kayla.

The couple, who had been dating, were found eight days later in a white 2005 Dodge Caravan that was parked in Columbus' Hilltop neighborhood, police said.

In the days following his arrest, Jordan was deemed indigent and his address was noted as "streets of Columbus."

Court records call him a repeat violent offender. He has previous convictions for domestic violence and felonious assault, and over the years had two other domestic violence cases against him dismissed.

Deanna Sotherland said that record was why Judge William Woods threw the book at Jordan, recommending that he should never be released.

"He was given a chance to be a productive member of society the last time he got out of prison and he squandered it," Deanna said.

If Jordan ever does go before a parole board, he will be at least 84 years

John Jordan Jr. old.

The board will have access to more than 20 letters written by Kayla's family and friends and submitted to the court to be placed in Jordan's file.

The file will also include her mother's victim impact statement, which was read to the court at Jordan's sentencing.

Kayla "saw the good in every person she met. She was a friend to anyone who needed her, especially in their darkest times. She was so unselfish, completely content watching everyone around her be happy — that is what brought her happiness," Deanna Sotherland told the court.

"I and everyone who

knew her are now left with only memories."

Maybe one day the nightmares will subside, she told Woods and supporters gathered in the courtroom.

She keeps having one where her daughter runs up, hugs her tightly, and says, "Mom, I don't want to die."

Jordan showed no remorse during the sentencing hearing, according to Deanna. She said his attitude was nonchalant as he answered the judge's questions, then declined an opportunity to make a statement.

An apology wouldn't have made a difference, said Deanna. "He doesn't value life," she said, holding back tears during a phone interview.

"It's hard. It's hard to imagine that he's a human being and he did this horrific act. We don't think that way, our brains don't work that way, so we can't imagine anybody being able to do something like he did," she said.

There is no bringing Kayla back. There is no rationalizing what happened, no answers, and no making MURDER PAGE A2

INSIDE THIS WEEK Amherst

Oberlin

Wellington

1969 conference champs reunite after 50 years • B1

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a call for accurate history • C1

How Liam Neeson’s visit flipped town upside-down • D1

OBITUARIES A2 • KID SCOOP A4 • CROSSWORD B3 • SUDOKU D2 • CLASSIFIEDS D2

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OBITUARIES Nadra R. Sheldon

Arqulia Bowens-Isom

Nadra R. Sheldon, 67, of Sullivan, died Friday, October 11, 2019 at Colonial Manor in Loudonville after a long illness. Born on July 24, 1953 in Elyria, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Gwyneth McGuckin. Nadra lived in the Wellington area before moving to Sullivan.

A lover of all animals, she would look after stray cats and was involved with horse groups locally.

Survivors include her husband of 43 years, John Sheldon; daughter, Julie Saterfield; brothers, Larry Hensinger and Keith McGuckin and dear friends, Margene Hensinger and Dorothy Slater.

Nadra requested there be no public services but that any donations in her memory be directed to the ASPCA. Norton-Eastman Funeral Home has been entrusted with assisting the family and expressions of sympathy maybe directed online at www.eastmanfuneralhome.com

Arqulia Bowens-Isom passed away very peacefully on Friday evening, October 11, 2019 at the Wesleyan Village in Elyria. Arqulia was born February 4, 1947 in Americus, Georgia. She was the oldest of five children to the late Morris Sr. and Julia Bowens of Oberlin.

Arqulia "Que" attended Oberlin Public Schools from kindergarten through 12th grade and was a 1965 graduate of Oberlin High School. She attended Lorain County Community College. She retired from the marketing division of the Moen after 40 years of outstanding service.

In her youth, Que was a very talented sketch artist, potter and pianist. Also, in her leisure she enjoyed solving crossword puzzles, playing Scrabble and solving Word Search. Que was an outstanding roller skater in her teens.

She sang in her high school and church choirs. However, her real passion and entertainment were later geared toward her Cleveland Cavaliers! In addition, Que loved playing cards with her friends, cooking lavish feasts for her family and friends and reading detective novels. She enjoyed traveling and found real joy taking annual family road trips.

MARYBETH "BETSY" DUNFORD (nee VanNiel), She was preceded in death by her beloved parents, Mor63 years of age, and a resident of Strongsville, passed ris Sr. and Julia Bowens; husband, David and her brother, away Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at Lake Pointe Nursing Home Clarence Bowens. in Lorain.

She is survived by her brother, Morris (Terrie) Bowens of Trotwood, Ohio; sister, Dr. Roberta (Willie) Boyd of KEVIN E. WALTER, 67 years of age, and a resident Huber Heights, Ohio; sister, Joye LuCinda Bowens of of Wellington, passed away Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, at Elyria; nephew, Adrian Allan (Kita) Bowens of ReynoldsAged to Perfection, following a brief battle with cancer. burg, Ohio; niece, Hilari Nikkole Boyd of Gahanna, Ohio Arrangements were handled by Hempel Funeral Home, and nephew, Brandon Neil Boyd of Bloomington, Indiana, Amherst. along with a host of other relatives and friends.

BONNIE BELLE CASPER, 75, of Wellington, died on At Arqulia's request, a graveside service will take place Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. Arrangements were entrusted to Friday, October 18, 2019 at the Westwood Cemetery at 10 a.m. in Oberlin. The graveside service will be followed Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, Wellington. by a Celebration of Life memorial at the Mt. Zion Baptist JERRY RUSSELL HARNESS, 67, of Amherst, passed Church Fellowship Hall in Oberlin. away Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at New Life Hospice Center Online condolences may be made to www.cowling in Lorain. funeralhomeoh.com.

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FROM A1 sense of the trauma of the past year, she said.

Kayla grew up in Huntington. At Black River, she was an assistant athletic trainer with the Pirates football team. After high school, she took to traveling and chased her dream of becoming a flight attendant. Kayla graduated in February 2018 from the International Air and Hospitality Academy in Vancouver, Wash., and by March had gotten a job at the John Glenn Columbus International Airport, processing items for cargo shipping.

Her mother said Kayla one wrote that "life is not a fairy tale, it's an adventure," and loved beaches and sunsets. "Just being alive, to her, was an adventure. We could go to the store, we could go on vacation — it didn't matter. She would make it fun," Deanna said.

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A $65,000 federal traffic safety grant has been awarded to Lorain County Public Health for fiscal year 2020. “LCPH will work with other partners in the Safe Communities Coalition to use the grant funds to advance traffic safety efforts,� said David Covell, county health commissioner. “Together, we’ll work to save lives and prevent injuries by promoting seat belt use and motorcycle safety.

We’ll also work to reduce impaired driving.�

For more than 25 years, the Lorain County Safe Communities Coalition has worked to reduce injuries and deaths on Lorain County roads. Its members represent businesses, law enforcement, the OVI Taskforce, health care agencies, local and state engineering offices, insurance agencies, and Lorain County residents.

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Oct. 18 and 19 • WELLINGTON: A Friends of the Library fall book sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 18 and Saturday, Oct. 19 at the Herrick Memorial Library.

Friends members can shop early at a pre-sale from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. You can become a Friend or renew your membership by paying your yearly dues at the door. Shoppers using scanning devices will be charged a $25 fee. Volunteer to work at the sale by calling the library at 440-647-2120.

Saturday, Oct. 19 • PITTSFIELD TWP.: The Lorain County JVS’ 32nd Annual Craft Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on

Saturday, Oct. 19 at the vocational school, 15181 State Rt. 58.

About 180 vendor will sell a variety of products, making the show one of the largest in the region. Admission is $3 at the door. Proceeds will benefit Career-Technical Youth Council activities and leadership training for students.

Canned food will be collected for Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio. Anyone who makes a donation will receive a door prize raffle ticket.

• AMHERST: The Powerful Comets will face the Harlem Wizards at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Amherst Steele High School, 450 Washington St. The event is a Powers PTO fundraiser. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door, or $30 for courtside plus. To order, call Darcie at 440-667-5202.

• WELLINGTON: Practice for “The Wondrous Gift” will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Fellowship Church, 44777 State Rt. 18.

The “sign-in” event will get the choir and actors set — Magi servants, horse escorts, and children — and you can register the animal you will present during the show.

Tame farm animals such as cows, pigs, chickens, sheep, and goats can be part of the presentation, but there is no need to take them on Oct. 19.

“The Wondrous Gift” nativity story will be presented at 6 p.m. on Dec. 1. The theme this year will be “Old Fashioned Christmas.” All the choir songs will be traditional Christmas songs.

• LORAIN: The Holy Day of Atonement will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1019 5th St. The impact of 400 years of enslavement in North America and the life and legacy of Lorain-born Toni Morrison will be major topics addressed at the 24th anniversary program. The theme is “A Healing for Humanity.” Issues addressed during the program will the opioid crisis, MORE ON PAGE A4

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BULLETIN BOARD FROM A3 violence, education crisis, border crisis, racism, and extremism. Family members of Toni Morrison will be present and share remarks. Imam Paul Hasan of the Official Lorain County Organizing Committee for the Day of Atonement, the program’s sponsor, will provide a keynote address. Other community speakers, reflections by young people, and entertainment will also be part of the program.

The Holy Day of Atonement marks the anniversary of the 1995 Million Man March in Washington, D.C. The Lorain County annual commemoration is the longest running in Ohio.

For more information, contact Imam Paul Hasan at 440258-3114 or ipshasan1@gmail.com.

• LORAIN: A flapjack fundraiser to benefit the MLS Theatre Company of Amherst Steele High School will be held from 8-10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Applebee’s, 4320 North Leavitt Rd. Breakfast will include pancakes, bacon, potatoes, and coffee, milk, juice, or soft drink. The cost is $6 for children ages 10 and under, and $8 for adults. To purchase tickets, call Selena Candelario at 440-258-4545.

Be sure to take extra money for a bake sale and raffle baskets.

• HENRIETTA TWP.: Trunk-or-treat will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Firelands High School.

Presented by the Tri-M chapter, it will include games, doughnuts, cider, and candy. You’re welcome to go in costume. The event is free but donations are appreciated.

Sunday, Oct. 20 • AMHERST: Trunk or Treat will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 582 Church St. Wear your best costume and visit car trunks to get treats.

• AMHERST: The Fall Family Fest will be held from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 with Trunk or Treat from 1-2 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 115 Central Dr. There will be food, games, crafts, face painting, and a family picture station. The festival is free.

• AMHERST: “Genealogy for Beginners” will be presented at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the Amherst Public Library.

Intended for those who want to research their family history but don’t know where to begin, this class features live demonstrations and some of the basic tips and tricks you’ll need to get started. Feel free to take a laptop or tablet to follow along, but no equipment is required.

Registration is optional for this program. For more information, call 440-988-4230.

Monday, Oct. 21 • OBERLIN: “Heat, Fire, Water: How Climate Change

Has Created a Public Health Emergency” will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21 at the Oberlin Public Library.

Alan Lockwood, an Oberlin resident and member of the board of directors of Physicians for Social Responsibility, will speak. The event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Oberlin chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby.

For more information, email oberlin@citizensclimate lobby.org.

Tuesday, Oct. 22 • OBERLIN: A farmers’ market with free fruit and vegetables will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Oberlin Community Services, 285 South Professor St. Second Harvest’s Growing Hope mobile produce pantry will provide assistance to income-eligible residents with photo ID. For more information, call 440-774-6579.

• WELLINGTON: Meet President Harry Truman (or his double) at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Herrick Memorial Library.

During his few weeks as vice president, Truman received no briefings on the development of the atomic bomb or the unfolding difficulties with Soviet Russia.

These and a host of other wartime problems became his to solve when he suddenly became president on April 12, 1945.

Kenneth Hammontree of Living History Productions will present, in first person, Truman’s life during this crucial time in history.

This program is free. Registration is required. Call the library at 440-647-2120 to register.

This event is rescheduled from this past spring.

Wednesday, Oct. 23 • ROCHESTER: A turkey and dressing supper will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Rochester United Methodist Church, 201 South State St. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages six to 12, and kids under six eat free. Take-outs will be available.

The event is sponsored by the Rochester United Methodist Women.

• OBERLIN: “The Perils of Plastic” will be presented from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the First Church in Oberlin, 124 North Main St. Sherri Mason, sustainability coordinator for Penn State Behrend, will speak about plastics in our creeks and the Great Lakes and what you can do to help.

About 22 million pounds of plastic flows into the Great Lakes each year, with the highest concentrations in Lake Michigan and Lake Erie.

The event is sponsored by the city of Oberlin.

• OBERLIN: “The Age of Automobility: How Driverless Vehicles Will Reshape our World” will be presented at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at Kendal at Oberlin’s Heiser Auditorium.

Lawrence Burns, retired General Motors vice president, will speak. The event is free and open to the public.

• AMHERST: An extreme pumpkin carving demonstration will be presented at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Amherst Public Library.

Teens and tweens ages seven to 18 can join master carver Paul Koerner as he creates pumpkins that will delight and amaze those who arrive at your door.

Thursday, Oct. 24 • AMHERST: The Friends of Amherst Public Library will host best-selling author Thrity Umrigar at the 15th Annual Authors Luncheon.

It will be held at noon on Thursday, Oct. 24 at Heritage Presbyterian Church, 515 Leavitt Rd. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the library or from a Friends member. Attendees are asked to take nonperishable food items to support the Heritage Food Bank.

Umrigar, a journalist and author of seven best-selling novels, will discuss her new book, “The Secrets Between Us.” It is a story about the complexities of life in modern India and the harsh realities faced by women born without privilege as they struggle to survive. Umrigar resides in Cleveland Heights and is an English professor at Case Western Reserve University.

For more information, call the library at 440-9884230.

• WELLINGTON: The Afternoon Book Group will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Herrick Memorial Library.

It is a once-a-month book discussion open to anyone who wishes to join. This month, the group will be reading Richard Ratay’s “Don’t Make Me Pull Over,” an informative nonfiction book about family road trips and vacations.

People interested in participating in the group can check out a copy at the library.

• AMHERST: An Oktoberfest fundraiser will be held Thursday, Oct. 24 at Amherst VFW Post 1662, 165 Cleveland Ave. The event will benefit the Valor Home of Lorain County, which helps veterans with transitional housing. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The menu by Pogies Catering includes herb-roasted chicken, beer brats with caramelized onions, smoked kielbasa with bacon and beer sauerkraut, cabbage and noodles with bacon and onions, sides, and desserts. There will be live entertainment by Music On a Mission and a cash bar until 9 p.m.

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He’s been reminding us to help prevent wildfires for decades.

Happy birthday, Smokey, from your friends at Kid Scoop! Here’s how to draw him in just six steps.

© 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 45

Replace the missing words in this article.

Color this picture. mokey Bear first appeared as a symbol of wildfire prevention in 1944. This year marks the 75th Birthday of this forest hero.

In the spring of 1950, winds were pushing a wildfire through a forest in the Capitan Mountains of New Mexico. Firefighters from far and wide rushed to put the fire out.

A little bear cub climbed a tree to escape the flames burning on the ground. He was only five pounds and he was very scared.

badly burned. They couldn’t find his mother. The little bear cub was sent to an animal doctor to be treated and bandaged.

A forest service ranger named Ranger Ray cared for the cub.

Ray’s 4-year-old daughter played with the bear and cheered him up.

Firefighters found the cub still alive, but his paws and hind legs were

The little bear was named Smokey and moved to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. and he became the living symbol of Smokey Bear.

Use the water bucket to put out this campfire.

The United States Forest Service received so many letters from children for Smokey that he needed to have his own: (Circle every other letter)

The song was so popular, that even today many people _________ the famous character’s name is “Smokey the Bear.” But it is ____________ just Smokey Bear.

the words by looking up, MOUNTAINS Find down, backwards, forwards, WILDFIRE sideways and diagonally.

SMOKEY S P R F O R E S T R FLAMES N E E R S V E Y L P FOREST I N G R T C E V I F RANGER SCARED A M N S I K A Z A C MOTHER T O A E O F F R E U BEAR N T R M O S D R E B PAWS U H S A E S W L E D FIVE LEGS O E T L E G S A I F FAR M R I F R E R S P W CUB Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical ZIP words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

News Leads

How many trees can you find on this page?

OnlyYOU can prevent wildfires.

In 1952, a _______ was written about Smokey Bear. The songwriters, Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins, were having __________ making Smokey Bear fit with the beat of the song. They added the word, ‘the’ between Smokey and Bear to make the ______ work.

Always be careful with fire.

Never play with matchesor lighters.

Always watch your campfire.

Visit Smokey at www.SmokeyBear.com

Make sure your campfire is completely out before leavingit.

Remember the Rules

Look through the newspaper for the words to write out Smokey’s five rules.

Cut out the words and glue them to a blank piece of paper to help you remember. Post the rules where others can see them.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

News articles start by telling readers who the news is about, what the news is, where and when it happened. Look at the first paragraph of articles on the front page of the newspaper.

Can you find the four W’s of each article?

Standards Link: Research: Use the newspaper to locate information.

Misunderstood Monster

Write a news story about a misunderstood monster.

Standards Links: Visual Media: Follow simple written directions.

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AMHERST NEWS-TIMES THURSDAY, OCT. 17, 2019 • SERVING AMHERST SINCE 1919

TOGETHER AGAIN AFTER 50 YEARS

Jason Hawk | Amherst News-Times

The 1969 Amherst Comets conference champions football team reunites Friday night on the sidelines, 50 years after winning its big game.

1969 Lakeland Conference champs reunite JASON HAWK EDITOR

After all these years, they are still a team.

The 1969 Amherst Comets football players and cheerleaders reunited Friday under the lights at Mercy Health Stadium, five decades after winning the Lakeland Conference title.

Together they celebrated their memories of the big night when, led by coach Wally Armour, defeated Clearview in a 48-8 rout to win the conference for the first time ever.

"With this team here, there are a lot of good ones," Armour said when asked about his memories of the 1969 team.

He said the night of the victory is one of the greats. After

New Powers almost ready for move-in

crushing Clearview, there were "maybe too many beers," Armour laughed.

Before Friday's Comets game versus Berea-Midpark, the old teammates met for a tailgating party at the home of Jim Kubuske.

"There's a lot of catching up to do," Kubuske said. "Some of these guys haven't seen each other in 50 years."

He was a tight end defensive end for the Comets as a sophomore in the championship year.

Kubuske recalled how title game was held on a Thursday night and a rowdy, racous crowd filled the bleachers early to cheer on the boys.

The Clippers struck first, he said — then Amherst broke out its stars.

"The Comets showed just how

devastating they could be by combining a rock hard defense and a potent offense," wrote News-Times reporter Andy Warhola back in November 1969.

Amherst tore massive holes in the Clearview line starting in the second quarter. Quarterback Joe Srogoncik, on the first play of that quarter, broke away on a 52CHAMPIONS PAGE B3

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■ Board of education talks demolition on Washington JASON HAWK EDITOR

Work is nearly complete at the new Powers Elementary School and Icon Construction Crews are set to turn over the keys to the $31.5 million building by Nov. 1, according to a report Monday

by Amherst Schools superintendent Steven Sayers.

He said a committee meets weekly to hammer out all the details involved in moving to and running the new South Lake Street school.

That includes figuring out how many custodians will be needed to care for the 119,000-square-foot building, crafting security plans, designing pick-up and drop-off procedures for parents to follow, planning a Nov. 17 dedication ceremony, and more.

"Lots to talk about as we look at what it's going to take to transition into the new building," said Sayers, vowing it will be ready by Jan. 1.

The original plan had been to open the building this fall. But educators said pushing it back to January 2020 would save the district about $200,000 in hurry-up costs.

That money is being put toward classroom furnishings and technology.

Kids in preschool through third grade will move into the new Powers after winter break. The first day there will be Monday, Jan. 6.

Now the Amherst board of education is turning its attention to the old Powers Elementary on Washington Avenue.

It voted unanimously Monday to approve abatement and demolition of the school. That process is expected to start in late January or early February with removal of asbestos, said district building and grounds supervisor Chuck Grimmett.

Tear-down of the school will start at the end of March of beginning of April, he said.

School board member Ron Yacobbozi said he wants another chance to "get a whack at that building with an excavator" like he did at Shupe Elementary when that school was torn down in 2017.

Photos by Bob Kamnikar

How many kids can cram into a single Jeep? The question was put to the test Monday, Oct. 7 at Sliman's Sales and Service in the 7th Annual Jeep Jam. Comets cheerleaders won the co-ed division by fitting 32 bodies inside their vehicle. Baseball and soccer teams tied for the boys division title, each getting 26 inside. Soccer players won the girls division with 29. In total, 478 bodies were contorted, twisted, crushed, slid, and piled into Sliman's Jeeps in pursuit of cash prizes for their teams and clubs.

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Amherst’s Aidan Johnson breaks free for the long touchdown run against Berea. He put the Comets on the board early Friday in what would turn into a 19-0 shutout victory over the Berea-Midpark Titans at home. Torre Weatherspoon took the torch from there, converting on a 39-yard pass and then an 11-yarder from quarterback Tyler Brezina. Two PAT attempts went sour.

The win was a welcome one after last week's fiasco against the Shoremen, in which the Comets tanked it 35-0. This week, the boys travel to Westlake to face the 0-7 Demons, who are coming off a 44-14 pounding

by North Ridgeville.

FASTEST RUNNER IS WALKER

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The Amherst Junior High School cross country teams finished their season Saturday at the Southwestern Conference championships. For the boys, Ty Perez was the SWC individual champion with a time of 10:37.9 for the two-mile race. Also earning First Team All-SWC were Luke Bowlsby in second place and Devin Ramirez in fourth. Earning Second Team All-SWC were Joseph Miller in 10th place and Henry Isaacs in 11th. Andrew Kliemann had the biggest improvement, dropping two and a half minutes from his previous best. The Comets boys won the Southwestern Conference Championship, beating second place by 30 points. In the girls' race, Kamille Coleman finished sixth out of 187 runners to earn First Team All-SWC. Coleman was also the first seventh-grader to finish the girls race. Katherine Low, Sophia Pecora, Shantel Cooper, and Claire Bedo also scored for the Comets.

Rebeka Cassidy had the biggest improvement for the girls, dropping nearly two minutes from her previous best. The girls placed sixth of 10 teams, improving from their seventh place finish at the SWC Preview.

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Junior Cael Walker led the Comets boys cross country team to a fifth place finish Saturday at the Southwestern Conference championships at Lorain County Community College. He placed 17th out of 70 runners with a time of 17:51.8. Following Walker was a tight pack with senior Ethan Barnes finishing in 18th place (17:53.7), junior Jacob Raesler in 20th place (17:54.6), senior Matthew Kirsch in 24th place (18:08.3), and senior Gabe Del Valle in 34th place (18:25.1). The junior varsity runners were led by sophomores Nick Glahn and Ryan Szczepanik, who placed 19th and 20th among a field of 219. They crossed the line together at 18:53, which was the best time for both of the boys this season. The varsity squad will compete in the OHSAA district championships at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at LCCC. The top five teams and 20 individuals will qualify for regionals at Boardman High School on Saturday, Oct. 26.

300 runners honor late coach Cooley

The Cooley Mile was held Monday, Oct. 7 in honor of the late Richard Cooley, the namesake of the Amherst Steele High School track.

Cooley was a teacher from 1950 to 1983 and a coach from 1952 to 1982. He amassed an impressive list of accomplishments including 36 conference championships, five state champions, and two state championship teams.

Runners in kindergarten through fifth grade competed in a 400-meter race, sixth-graders competed in an 800-meter race, and junior high and high school athletes competed in a 1,600-meter race.

More than 1,000 free, downloadable pictures can be found at www.tinyurl.com/ cooleymile.

Results • Steele boys: First place, Matthew Kirsch; second place, Gabe Del Valle; third place, Cael Walker.

• Amherst Junior High boys: First place, Ty Perez; second place, Luke Bowlsby; third place, Devin Ramirez.

• Amherst Junior High girls: First place, Kamille Coleman; second place, Katherine Low; third place, Sophia Pecora.

• Sixth grade boys: First place, Kameron Kadow; second place, Tyler Denn; third place:, Matthew Walker.

• Sixth grade girls: First place, Paige Miller; second place, Nyah Jesko; third place, Gloriana Howard.

• Fifth grade boys: First place, Matisse Williams; second place, Elias Toyoda;

third place, Zane Rhoads.

• Fifth grade girls: First place, Hannah Drost; second place, Alexandra Sixbey; third place, Alanna Wilson.

• Fourth grade boys: First place, Jack Coleman; second place, Alejandro Rivera; third place, Ben Dotson.

• Fourth grade girls: First place, Isabella Hostler; second place, Brooklyn Elliott; third place, Julia Foisy.

• Third grade boys: First place, Landon Becker; second place, Chase Herold; third place, Carter Banyas.

• Third grade girls: First place, Abygayl Denn; second place, Olivia Ford; third place, Grace Naro.

• Second grade boys: First place, Luke Lamoreaux; second place, Alec Wenger; third place, Nolan McCall.

• Second grade girls: First

place, Ellie Tellier; second place, Alex Anthos; third place, Hailey Pfeiffer.

• First grade boys: First place, Vincent Niemiec; second place, Cole Fossie; third place, Nolan Boone.

• First grade girls: First place, Lilly Tellier; second place, Finley Lamoreaux; third place, Makenna Strawn.

• Kindergarten boys: First place, Jase Harigan; second place, Ben Dupaski; third place, Garret Parsons.

• Kindergarten girls: First place, Kallahan Coleman; second place, Scarlett Gerber; third place, Amelia Springer.

The next race for the youth runners will be the 20th Annual Skeleton Run at Steele High School on Sunday, Oct. 27. Registration can be found at www.runamherst.com.

Steve Manheim | Chronicle

Amherst's Carter Hancock locks step with Vermilion's Brandon Binder in a fight for the ball Saturday. The Comets bounced back in the second half of play to take down the Sailors 3-2 in the regular season finale. Hancock scored an unassisted goal minutes after coach Brett Thompson delivered a rousing halftime speech to the teach, tying the game at 1. Ethan London followed suit 20 minutes later, and Alex Pennington delivered the finisher on a set-up by Jacob Rakar with 7:28 on the clock.

COMETS BRIEFS Boys Soccer • Caleb Stempowski scored on a Carter Hancock free kick to tie Avon with five minutes remaining, but the Eagles bounced back with the 2-1 game-winner in the final minute of play.

• The Comets finished their regular season with a 3-2 win over Vermilion. Carter Hancock, Ethan London, and Alex Pennington scored for Amherst, while Jacob Rakar added two assists. Camden Gross earned the win in goal with five saves.

Volleyball • St. Vincent fell 25-19, 25-15, 25-20 to Amherst as Laken Voss racked up 10 kills and 10 digs. Hailee McHugh had 10 digs and 10 serve receives. Amaya Melendez had 16 assists and four aces.

• The Comets swept North Ridgeville 25-16, 25-9, 258. Roslyn Hancock had 15 digs, Lake Voss had 13, and Ellie Shenk had 13. Voss and Delaney Kitchen each had eight kills and Lauren Pisegna had seven blocks. Amaya Melendez had 15 assists.

• Avon topped Amherst in a 3-1 win. The Comets didn't make it easy, though, falling 21-25, 25-21, 24-26, 23-25.

Laken Voss had 14 kills, 17 assists, and 13 digs. Nia Hall picked up 14 blocks. Hailee McHugh had 19 digs.

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Julia Finnegan, a student at Firelands Elementary School, was named circuit champion for mutton busting, a rodeo event for children in which each participant tries to remain on the back of a sheep for as long as possible. She received a belt buckle and leather chaps.

The Brownhelm Historical Association will present the 6th Annual "If Tombstones Could Talk" cemetery walk from 3-6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 20 at Brownhelm Cemetery. The event is free and open to the public on a first come, first served basis. Tours leave every 10 minutes and last approximately an hour. The event will feature costumed reenactors portraying some of Brownhelm Township’s earliest pioneers and residents.

They will share their stories in a way that truly brings history to life! The event is kid friendly. Attendees will also have a chance to view progress made by the BHA’s Cemetery Restoration Crew, which has been working for the past year to repair historic gravestones. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ brownhelmohio.

POLICE REPORTS • Sept. 30 at 12:42 a.m.: A person having a mental health crisis was taken to Mercy Health Lorain Hospital for treatment. • Sept. 30 at 5:05 p.m.: Brian Farschman, 53, of Lorain, was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired. • Oct. 1 at 12:25 a.m.: Officers were sent to Cleveland Avenue for a man possibly overdosing.

He exhibited signs of opiate use but was awake and alert. he declined treatment. • Oct. 1 at 1:34 a.m.: Zendejas Humberto Jr., 38, of Lorain, was served with a warrant through the Oberlin Municipal Court for failure to appear. The original charge was petty theft. • Oct. 1 at 8:43 p.m.: Logan Reicholf, 28, of South Amherst, was arrested on a warrant through the Elyria police department for failure to appear in court for pretrial. He was additionally charged with obstructing official business, falsification, and no seat belt.

Suspected narcotics and drug abuse paraphernalia were seized by police and sent to the Lorain County Crime Lab. • Oct. 3 at 2:09 p.m.: Two toddlers were found in Speedway on Rt. 58 without an adult. Alexandria Calderas, 23, of Lorain, was charged with endangering children. • Oct. 3 at 8:34 p.m.: A resident told police they were being extorted for money after participating in an online video chat service. "This likely appears to be a scamming activity," said a police report. • Oct. 3 at 9:41 p.m.: As assault was reported in the parking lot of Target on Oak Point Road. The complainant said he was bleeding and couldn't move his leg. But the incident "was playful in nature" and neither party wanted to press

charges, a police report said. The complainant later went to the police station to press charges, saying he had been afraid to say what actually happened in front of the suspect. • Oct. 4 at 2:10 a.m.: Evan Sanders, 24, of Amherst, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated; destruction of shrubs, trees, and crops; failure to control; and no seat belt. A report said Sanders overdosed on drugs and crashed a vehicle at Cleveland Avenue and Forest Street. He was revived with naloxone. • Oct. 5 at 12:37 a.m.: Police responded to a rolling domestic dispute on Rt. 2 near Oak Point Road. A woman said her husband would not stop and let her out of the vehicle. • Oct. 5 at 1:06 a.m.: Devon Jefferson, 31, of Cleveland, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, BAC over 0.08 percent, driving in marked lanes, open container, and liquor consumption in a motor vehicle. • Oct. 5 at 3:15 a.m.: Brandyne Johnson, 24, of Wakeman, was charged with walking on a public highway while intoxicated.

Bruce Johnson, 29, of Elyria, was charged with possession of marijuana and walking on a public highway while intoxicated.

A police report said the two were suspected in a hit-skip incident. • Oct. 5 at 2:09 p.m.: Alexandria Calderas, 23, of Lorain, was charged with child endangering after two toddlers were again found alone at Speedway on Rt. 58 without supervision. • Oct. 5 at 8:02 a.m.: Jose Moyet Gonzalez, 39, of Lorain, was charged with criminal mischief, criminal trespass, and vehicle trespass. The charges stem from a complaint at Spitzer Chevrolet, where an

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Fullback Dennis Pastron "was especially devastating by battering the Clearview line 16 times" for 124 yards and three touchdowns.

Srogoncik ended the night with two TDs and Jeff Belvo scored on a 36-yard run.

Mark Gentile caught an interception, then eight plays later carried the ball over the line from one yard out, becoming the Lakeland Conference scoring leader with 66 points.

After waving to the fans, the 1969 team — a little older, a little wiser, but still Comets — walked back to Kubuske's house.

After the game, players headed to Sliman's Sales and Service on Rt. 58 for a reunion social thrown by owner Paul Sliman.

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FROM B1 There will be one last chance for the public to walk through the 67-year-old Powers and say goodbye. A farewell tour will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 1.

As soon as students recess for winter break, Grimmett said he'll start selling unused and unneeded furniture and equipment at auction.

Those pieces aren't expected to bring in much cash for the district, though, he said.

There are so many schools being demolished right now statewide that it's flooded the market. Grimmett said it's hard to even give away old desks.

Some equipment can be reused or re-purposed, he said.

For example, stainless steel tables will be removed from the old Powers kitchen and placed in storage to be used when needed in the concession stand at Mercy Health Stadium.

employee reported a man entering vehicles. • Oct. 5 at 11:59 a.m.: Thefts from customers' vehicles were reported at Conrad's on Rt. 58. The suspect was Jose Moyet Gonzalez, 39, of Lorain, according to police. • Oct. 5 at 5:08 p.m.: A possible breaking and entering attempt was reported at Steele High School. The door to the boys locker room at the rear of the school was damaged. Later, it was learned the damage was caused by a landscaper. • Oct. 5 at 4:39 p.m.: A push lawn mower was reported stolen on Woodside Drive. A gold Buick Regal was seen stopping and a man put the mower in the trunk, a report said. • Oct.7 at 12:43 p.m.: A person reported that a bank account was opened in their name in Arlington, Texas. • Oct. 7 at 6:28 p.m.: A female checked herself in at Mercy Health Lorain Hospital after possibly making threats about ending her life.

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Wizards and Powerful Comets will face off Saturday STAFF REPORT

With acrobatic skills, pro experience, and a definite height advantage, the Harlem Wizards just might be unbeatable.

A crack crew has been picked to sacrifice themselves to the court gods Saturday night in Amherst, defying the visitors in a fundraiser game to benefit the new Powers Elementary School playground.

Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the fun will start at 6 p.m.

You can still order tickets and gear at www.harlemwizards. com.

Darcie Parsons of the Powers PTO said she hopes to fill 900 seats and raise more than $10,000 this year.

THE HARLEM WIZARDS • Dwayne "Swoop" Simpson was a Harlem Globetrotter in 2006 and 2007, and a key player on the 1997 New England Conference and North East regional championship team. He attended

Bethel and East Central universities.

• Gerald "Sky-Walker" Warrick attended Point Park University.

He was first team All-Conference and All-American and played professionally in Europe.

• Roscoe "Sarge" Johnson Jr. went to Allegany College of Maryland. A Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown runner-up, he polayed with the Globetrotters and And1Live.

• DJ "D-Nice" McPherson is the voice of the Harlem Wizards and will serve as master of ceremonies.

The roster is in flux right now, according to Wizards HQ. James "Road Runner" Tyndal was injured and may not be back in action for the Amherst game. Two new players are also expected to join the team.

THE POWERFUL COMETS • Jason Monos, Amaya Staton, and Christian Pfeiffer are the Powerful Comets' student players. They are all members of Comets basket-

ball teams.

• Shooting guard Adrian Williams is a physical therapist and co-owner of Rehabilitation Consultants. He has a long history of working with Amherst athletes.

• Power forward Jill Williams, Spanish teacher at Powers Elementary School.

She played basketball at Shupe Middle School in fifth and sixth grades and was a Steele high school cheerleader.

• Center Michelle Von Kaenel has taught choir and general music for 29 years.

• Shooting guard Christopher Radman serves as fire chief in the city of Lorain.

He was born and raised in Amherst, where he played football for the Comets.

• Power forward Joe Tellier is principal at Amherst Steele High School. He grew up in Elyria, playing basketball, football, and tennis.

• Small forward Corrie Engle is the assistant principal and preschool coordinator at Powers Elementary. She played basketball in middle school and volleyball and softball in high school.

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Teacher Nadine Wearsch is yanked into a surprise wedding ceremony with Swoop during the 2018 Harlem Wizards game.

• Power forward David Lawson teaches seventh grade English language arts at Amherst Junior High School. He has coached his children in baseball, softball, and soccer.

• Shooting guard Liz Reifschneider has worked in the Powers Elementary School kitchen for 22 years.

• Center Chad Henry is an Amherst firefighter and paramedic. Football is his

sport, but he likes to think he's NBA material.

• Point guard Jen Brown is a kindergarten teacher at Powers Elementary School.

She played basketball in sixth grade and was later an Amherst cheerleader.

• Center Russ Marty was a basketball star in the 1990s at Shupe Middle School. Today, he is an intervention specialist at Steele High School.

• Power forward Chuck

Boesel is the head custodian at Powers Elementary School. He played football and ran track in high school.

He also coaches junior high football.

• Small forward Nancy Stauser is a paraprofessional at Powers Elementary.

• Shooting guard Kristen Vrooman is an aide at Powers Elementary.

• Point guard Jen Ramsdell is a second grade teacher at Powers Elementary. She played tennis and was on the swim team in high school.

• Small forward Jodi Magers is a kindergarten teacher at Powers Elementary School. She was a cheerleader for the Comets and the Kentucky Wildcats.

• Brittney Cromer is a kindergarten teacher at Powers Elementary School.

REFEREES • Nikki Campbell is assistant principal at Steele High School.

• David Zvara is assistant athletic director and head girls golf coach at Steele.

He's coached football, basketball, and baseball as well.

Steele, Lorain High deal with simultaneous threats JASON HAWK CARISSA WOYTACH

A threat was discovered at Amherst Steele High School last week at the same time Lorain High School was locked down over worries there could be a shooting.

"We had somebody write something on a bathroom stall," said Steele principal Joe Tellier mid-day Thurs-

day, Oct. 10.

He said the message was not a hit list, but "just a very vague threat."

After consulting Amherst police, school administrators decided to continue the day with business as usual, though officers did park cruisers out front.

Amherst police Lt. Dan Makruski said the threat was not credible.

That wasn't the case in Lorain, where a person us-

ing the screen name "Taylor" with two emojis after it posted on the social media app Snapchat: "I'm shooting up Lorain high at 9:45.

I advise everyone to leave before then or it is going to get real ugly. This is not a joke."

LHS teachers learned about that threat around 9:30 a.m. and the building went into a level two lockdown, along with the neighboring General John-

nie Wilson Middle School.

A search found no weapons at Lorain High School and students were sent home just after noon.

Middle-schoolers finished out the day as normal.

Makruski couldn't say whether the Amherst threat was similar to the one made in Lorain. "It's possible, but I doubt it's a coincidence," he said.

Tellier and a few others sources told us they sus-

pected an Amherst copycat.

There was no evidence of that disclosed, however.

Amherst police talked to people who were in the area of the bathroom where the threat was found. Makruski said no suspect had been identified.

Neither the Amherst nor Lorain threats had anything to do with an active shooter drill held at neighboring St. Joseph Catholic School, according to Makruski and

police Lt. Mark Cawthon.

That drill was much smaller than the full-scale exercise that played out in September at Amherst Junior High School, they said.

At St. Joseph, police fired their weapons inside so teachers could hear what gunshots would sound like, Makruski said.

Lorain had a similar training in August with the city's SWAT team for its safety officers.

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David Gibson hospitalized

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Bakery says co-owner’s ‘path to recovery is not looking good' DAVE O’BRIEN THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM

David Gibson, co-owner of Gibson’s Bakery, was hospitalized last week as he continues to fight pancreatic cancer that was diagnosed last year, the bakery announced on its Facebook page.

“As many of you know, Dave has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

While he has continued to fight through multiple treatments and surgeries, Dave David Gibson was admitted to the hospital in very serious condition last Tuesday,” according to the post. “Although he is fighting valiantly, his path to recovery is not looking good. As we continue to hope and pray, please know that Dave and our family are thankful for your love, support, and prayers.”

David Gibson announced his cancer diagnosis in a video posted on the bakery’s Facebook page in August.

Oberlin College has been aware of the diagnosis since February but both sides agreed not to bring it up at the trial this spring.

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Oberlin school board weighs demolition money options JASON HAWK EDITOR

Tearing down Eastwood and Prospect elementary schools could cost a combined $1 million, the Oberlin board of education learned last week.

But that money, which would come from the state, could be used to help with construction if the old schools are saved or sold instead, according to ThenDesign Architecture.

After passing a bond issue last fall, the Oberlin City Schools are trying to build a preschool-through-fifth grade building on a $17.76 million budget.

While that sounds like a hefty sum, architect Abbey Ranieri said it's fairly bare-bones.

First, the district has to subtract the "soft costs" of construction — consultant fees, permits, and extra cash set aside to deal with unforeseen problems, she said.

That leaves about $14 million in "bricks and sticks" money to pay for the building itself.

Board president Anne Schaum said there are restrictions on what can be done with old schools that are no longer needed. "We can't just shutter a building and have no consequences for what happens with it," she said.

But if it can find a buyer, such as a charter school or residential developer, then Oberlin can put the $500,000 intended for abatement and demolition at each site toward upgrades at the new school.

The vacant Pleasant Street School is in bad shape and the fire and health departments are urging the district to take action there. Just getting it back online would cost about $180,000 with more needed to make it usable.

The board voted to start down the path toward demolition there.

School board member Barry Richard said he believes it's "highly likely" that Eastwood could meet a fate other than demolition. He said it's perhaps the most desirably property in Oberlin because of its location on East College Street.

"I know the budget's tight, so I'm thinking a half-million dollars, that's not chump change," he said.

Freeing up money is crucial right now, said Ranieri, because the board of education has a number of "addons" it wants to the new school that won't be offset by state funding.

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Isabel Contreras, Victoria Dolphus, and Martha Garreau hold signs on Indigenous Peoples' Day at the corner of Rt. 58 and West College Street in Oberlin.

'Columbus never discovered anything' JASON HAWK EDITOR

The idea that explorer Christopher Columbus discovered America is laughable and insulting, said Three Eagle Cloud.

"Columbus never discovered anything. We found him lost at sea," he said Monday as Indigenous Peoples' Day was celebrated in Oberlin.

Three Eagle Cloud is a Taino Indian whose ancestors were all but wiped out by Columbus' men. Probably millions — no one knows how many for sure — of Taino lived in the Caribbean when the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria arrived, and within a matter of years had been murdered to the brink of extinction.

Dozens of people gathered on Tappan Square at noon Monday to remember the Native Americans lost during European colonization.

They are part of a growing movement across the country that condemns Columbus Day, which was established in 1937 as a federal holiday.

Two years ago, Oberlin became the first state in Ohio to jettison the federal holiday in favor of honoring the continent's first nations. Today there are 130 nationwide, including

Washington, D.C., that have turned their backs on the Columbus-as-ahero narrative, as well as eight states.

Martha Garreau was among those who gathered in downtown Oberlin.

A member of the Lakota tribe, she is originally from South Dakota and lives in Lorain.

Garreau said her heart breaks to see Columbus Day celebrated. "It reminds me that his mission was to wipe us off the face of this Earth," she said. "And we welcomed him here."

Her daughter, Isabel Contreras, said she feels the Columbus holiday has only helped marginalize native people.

She said she feels her culture is ignored in history textbooks. "They conjure up this fake happiness that our people supposedly showed toward the Europeans," she said.

The way Columbus Day is taught in most public schools "is very dated" and needs to stop, Contreras said.

Three Eagle Cloud said the popular Columbus tale has given the explorer far more credit than deserved.

"They're still teaching this crap in school. That's what offends me," he said.

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Three Eagle Cloud shows the peace pipe his family has passed down for generations.

"My daddy gave this to me and his daddy gave it to him," he said. The piece is believed to be around 600 years old and only comes out on special occasions. Women are not allowed to touch the pipe, said Three Eagle Cloud — except his wife, and only after a brief ceremonial invitation.

Sundance reads aloud a proclamation by Oberlin city council declaring the second Monday each October to be Indigenous Peoples' Day.

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School donations

The Oberlin board of education has accepted the following gifts: • $50 from Salvatore and Tracy Talarico for maker boards.

• $200 from Richard and Melanie Fredrickson for maker boards.

• $500 from the Oberlin Federal Aviation Administration for office chairs.

• $100 from Mercy Health Allen Hospital for school supplies.

‘Every good story has a plot’

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celebrate a day honoring Italian immigrants to America, "but not Columbus, never Columbus, not a murderer."

Sundance, executive director of the Cleveland American Indian Movement, stood at the corner of Rt. 58 and West College Street while passing cars honked support for those with signs.

"I hope that people driving past see this is not a phase," he said of Indigenous Peoples' Day. Sundance said Ohioans should talk to their boards of education to learn how Columbus' role is taught, and ask their elected representatives why they celebrate a man who was responsible for genocide.

Many American Indians are still being oppressed and they deserve justice, he said.

A city council proclamation read by Sundance on Monday acknowledges that land claimed for the Oberlin Colony in 1833 was once part of the land occupied by the Erielhona, known as the Cat Nation, which was later overcome and absorbed by the Iroquois Nation.

The document memorializes council's appreciation for the many contributions indigenous peoples have made to both the city and nation, as well as their sacrifices.

It also encourages the local board of education to expand coverage of indigenous history.

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waiting for him and his elderly father, Allyn “Grandpa” Gibson, to die. The college, in a statement released after David Gibson announced his diagnosis, wished him well.

“We send heartfelt thoughts to the entire Gibson’s family during this most difficult time,” said college President Carmen Twillie Ambar.

The college would not be off the hook for the judgment if either David Gibson or his father dies before the case is resolved. A legal expert told The Chronicle-Telegram the $25 million judgment and $6.5 million in attorney fees awarded the Gibsons after the trial would revert to David Gibson’s estate if he were to die.

A jury awarded David and Allyn Gibson and the bakery more than $44 million in damages from Oberlin College following a six-week trial in Lorain County Common Pleas Court this spring. That award later was reduced by Judge John Miraldi, based on state law that caps damage awards in civil cases.

Oberlin College announced last week it would appeal the verdict in the case, which resulted from student protests over the arrest of a student for shoplifting and assaulting a member of the Gibson family who was working at the store in November 2016.

Editor’s note: This story was prepared Monday and Gibson’s status had not changed as of our press deadline late Tuesday.

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Re-enactor Joseph Peek takes on the role of controversial Oberlin personality Henry Lee during a historical re-enactment tour Friday at Westwood Cemetery in Oberlin.

Voices of Oberlin’s past resurrected by re-enactors JASON HAWK EDITOR

"Ain't none of us getting out of here alive," said Henry Lee, standing Friday in front of his own gravestone at Westwood Cemetery.

Lee died more than a century ago, but his story was resurrected through re-enactor Joseph Peek for an Oberlin Heritage Center guided tour of interesting and influential historical characters.

Described as cantankerous and regarded as a controversial character, Lee was dedicated to the struggle for equal rights, said Peek.

He was born in 1836 as a slave in Virginia. "You don't even know you're poor and disadvantaged because so is everyone around you — except for the white folks, that is. But Camille Hamlin Allen portrays Oberlin hat shop that's to be expected south owner Marie de France. of the Mason-Dixon Line," Over the years, he ran nessmen. Sperry was the he said in character. many businesses, includonly woman at that table By the 1850s, Lee ing a taxi company, delivand she was proud to have started to understand that ery service, and ice skating their respect. the United States weren't park. He also got into his Price told stories about so united anymore. That's fair number of scrapes customers, employees, and when he ran in the dead of night, hopping a North- because of the color of his adding machines through skin. her aunt's eyes. She also bound train.

On the walk through the described how smoking He wound up in Harriscemetery, visitors also met killed several close family burg, Pennsylvania, then Helen Gorske Sperry, as members, and how emphyin Syracuse, New York, portrayed by her niece, Pat sema ended Sperry's life at where he met a student Gorske Price. age 68. from Oberlin College — Born in 1909, Sperry Camille Hamlin Allen then called The Oberlin spoke as Oberlin hat shop Institute — who described was the daughter of Polish immigrants. "My owner Marie de France. a social paradise in Ohio. parents told me I could "Ladies and gentlemen, Lee moved to Oberlin in be anything I wanted to where are your hats?" she 1859. be because I was born in asked. "Do you not realize America," she said. "And no one can have respect that's exactly what I set without a hat upon their out to do." head?"

When she was old The re-enactor said hats enough, Sperry enrolled at were about more than Oberlin Business School fashion — they protected, and in time bought the flattered, and without a family insurance business doubt signaled your social in town. station during de France's She "remembered" chat- time around the turn of the ting with Oberlin busi20th century.

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Only the low, the wretchedly poor, and the obscene would be seen out and about with their heads uncovered, she said.

Respect was paramount for de France. AfricanAmerican women had to fight for acceptance at every turn, even in liberal Oberlin.

Marx Straus, portrayed

by Dennis Cook, was born in Germany in 1830 and immigrated to the United States at 18. He made his bones as a traveling peddler before settling in Oberlin and opening a dry goods shop.

Straus became known for his high-quality merchandise and his fortune grew.

"I was one of the wealthiest men in Lorain County," Cook said, wearing a top hat.

Straus was known to be the first man in Oberlin to smoke a cigar in public, breaking the town's puritanical taboo against tobacco use.

In 1895, Straus gave his hotel to Oberlin College. It was torn down in 1940 and the Oberlin Inn was built.

In 1909, he became one of the first people to buy an automobile. Straus died three years later, worth an estimated $13 million in today's currency.

Judy Cook played Rachel Brightman Rawdon, an Ohio native born in 1882 who moved to Oberlin at age 12.

Rawdon studied physical education at Oberlin College and went on to teach algebra and Latin at the high school. Later, she opened tea houses in Vermilion and Oberlin, becoming famous for her maple nut rolls.

She died in 1960 at age 78 in Florida.

The tour, called "Every Good Story Has a Plot," was popular, running three times over the weekend.

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Allen art museum appoints new curators Justice Stewart to Hannah Wirta Kinney and Alexandra Letvin have been appointed as assistant curators at the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College. Both begin their posts this fall.

Kinney will oversee the museum’s office of academic programs, which was endowed through a challenge grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and matching gifts.

She will work closely with Oberlin College faculty to plan class visits and facilitate use of the museum’s collections to enhance learning in a variety of disciplines. She joined the staff Sept. 23.

Kinney has six years of experience working with academic, school, and teacher programs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she held positions focused on interpreting museum collections for audiences ranging from elementary students to post-doctoral scholars.

She has also led educational programs at The Brooklyn Museum for visitors who are blind or have low vision.

Hannah Wirta Kinney

Alexandra Letvin

In addition to her background in museum education, Kinney has taught at the University of Oxford and William Paterson University. Most recently, she has been responsible for research and teaching with the historic cast collection at the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art in New York.

Kinney earned her doctorate in art history from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, where her research focused on 17th century Florentine sculpture. While earning a master’s degree at the Bard Graduate Center in New York, Kinney helped

to organize the exhibition "Envisioning 19th Century New York." Her undergraduate degree is from Sarah Lawrence College.

Letvin, who as of Nov. 1 will oversee the museum’s collection of European and American art up to 1900, comes to the AMAM from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where she has been the Andrew W. Mellon and Maude de Schauensee Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow since 2017 in the European painting and sculpture department.

In this position, she curated an exhibition titled "Crossing Borders: Painting in the Crown of Ara-

gon, 1400-1500" and also reinstalled the museum’s main 18th century gallery, among other achievements.

Prior to Philadelphia, Letvin served as the Meadows/Kress/Prado Curatorial Fellow, a two-year position split between the Meadows Museum in Dallas, Texas, and the Museo del Prado in Madrid. While at the Meadows, she organized the exhibitions "Goya: A Lifetime of Graphic Invention" and "The Meadows Collects: 50 Years of Spanish Art in Texas." Letvin also spent two years at the Baltimore Museum of Art as the Carlson-Cowart Fellow and as a cataloguer.

Letvin earned her master’s and doctoral degrees in art history at Johns Hopkins University. Her doctoral dissertation focused on the 17th century Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbaran. She attended Williams College as an undergraduate, an experience she said “taught me the importance of a college art museum both as an educational resource and as a forum for shaping campus discourse.”

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In the next month or so, ThenDesign Architecture needs to know how those options would be paid for, Ranieri said.

District superintendent David Hall said he wants to present a list of upgrades and add-ons when the board meets on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

The board also got feedback from TDA on a number of other construction-related questions:

Flooring options Polished concrete could be used for flooring, said Ranieri, in response to board interest in it.

It's attractive and doesn't have to be stripped and waxed every year like tile in Oberlin's existing schools, she said.

However, polished concrete has its drawbacks — the initial installation cost is high, around $20 to $25 per square foot, and it's louder than other flooring materials, said Ranieri.

She floated the idea of using the material in certain high-traffic areas of the new school.

Classroom sizes Ranieri said classrooms at the new school will be slightly larger even though enrollment is expected to slope off in the next decade.

Right now, Oberlin has a student population of 510 in grades PK-5. Ranieri

said the new school is being built to accommodate that number, though only 436 students are expected when the doors open.

Prospect and Eastwood each average around 800 square feet per classroom; TDA is providing 810 square feet as the minimum at the new school.

The firm is also looking at small group rooms as well as some larger spaces to hold fifth-grade exhibitions and other events, as well as a larger project lab for older kids.

The "younger kiddos" in kindergarten will get classrooms of about 1,000 square feet, said Ranieri.

At one point, TDA was looking to reduce classroom sizes so it could get the number of teaching stations the board of education wanted. That trade-off isn't necessary, she said, because the state assumes 25 students per classroom, and Oberlin doesn't have that many.

Space to run A 3,900-square-foot gymnasium will be cofunded by the state, along with some office and storage space for physical education teachers.

That's larger than both the Prospect gym (3,390 square feet) and Eastwood gym (2,220 square feet).

A curtain could be used to divide the space in two as needed, Ranieri said.

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members have expressed interest in a larger play space. Ranieri said the district could dig into its own pockets to do so, plan an adjoining gym in an eventual new sixth-to-12thgrade school next door, or let smaller kids walk to the high school gym when it's free.

There is about 10,000 square feet of open space next to where the proposed PK-5 gym will sit — it could hold a field house, which has been a hot topic with the board.

"I think the good news is there's room on site," said Ranieri, but the notso-great news is that it will mean spending some serious money to add extra recreation space. The state will not help pay for a field house, she said.

Signage A monument-style sign is included in the budget for the new school.

Upgrading to a digital sign — or building two signs if the board wants more than one entrance to the property — will cost extra, Ranieri said.

A digital sign may not be allowed under the city's zoning code, since the campus is located in a residential area.

Park Street will remain open.

But high school parking will take a beating when construction trailers and fencing go up, said Ranieri.

There will be enough spaces during the daytime for students and staff.

Parking for basketball games, concerts, and other special events will be limited, though, she said.

Ranieri was unable to tell the board how many spots will be lost during construction. She said a utilization plan will presented at the Oct. 22 board of education meeting.

"We're not going to be able to give you everything you have during construction," she said.

Schaum said — maybe as a joke and maybe not — that it sounds like the district should start encouraging people to bike or carpool to school.

speak at NAACP banquet Saturday One of Ohio's seven Supreme Court justices will be the honored speaker at the 2019 Freedom Fund Banquet, which will be held Saturday at The Hotel at Oberlin.

Justice Melody Stewart was elected in November 2018 to a full term as the 161st justice to serve on the state's high court.

She previously served on the Eighth District Court of Appeals, where she was elected to an unexpired term in 2006 and twice reelected to full terms.

Stewart has more than 30 years of combined administrative, legal, and academic experience.

She was an administrator for a health care management company, a music teacher, a civil defense litigator, and a law school administrator and professor before being elected to the Court of Appeals. While on the appellate court, Stewart was assigned to hear cases in other appellate districts and on the Ohio Supreme Court.

This year's banquet, held by NAACP Oberlin Unit 3196, will have the theme "When we fight, we win."

It will begin with a reception at 4 p.m., followed by a program at 5 p.m. and dinner at 5:30 p.m. No meals will be served after 6 p.m.

The cost is $40 for adults, $20 for children ages six to 12, and $10 for kids under six.

For tickets, call Lillie Faye Taylor at 440-775-7395, Claudia Jones at 440-960-1612, Ruth Smith at 440-7743143, or David Ashenhurst at 440-935-0370.

POLICE REPORTS • Sept. 28 at 5:11 p.m.: A 16-year-old girl filed an assault complaint against two juvenile sisters she knew from work.

• Sept. 29 at 3:30 a.m.: A glass pipe with suspected glass marijuana in it was turned over to police by Oberlin College security.

• Sept. 29 at 8:45 a.m.: A 15-year-old girl was reported missing.

• Sept. 30 at 7:45 a.m.: Police responded to a girl who was thinking about ending her life. She was taken to the hospital.

• Sept. 30 at 3:30 p.m.: A 15-year-old girl was taken into custody after a domestic violence complaint.

• Sept. 30 at 3:34 p.m.: A glassed-in sunroom on North Main Street was damaged by rocks.

• Sept. 30 at 3:39 p.m.: An East Vine Street home was damaged by someone shooting a BB gun.

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TRIO OPENS FLOODGATES

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Julian Cross dribbles upfield during the Phoenix showdown with Keystone. The neighboring teams were locked 1-1 until the 68th minute, when first-year Kaden Thornhill drilled a left-boot to the back of the net. The goal put the Phoenix up 2-1, and more importantly, opened the floodgates as both Cross and Richard Tyner followed quickly with tallies of their own to blow the game wide open. Oberlin finished the regular season at 8-6-2 (6-3-1 in Lorain County League).

SENSATIONAL SENIORS

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Phoenix volleyball players Kayliana Barbee, Lauren Sands, and Bailey Wallace, pictured here with their parents, were honored on Senior Night.

IT’S ALL HOPKINS

FREAS SCORES IN CLOSER

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Photos by Erik Andrews | Oberlin News-Tribune

Emerson Freas celebrating with teammates after scoring Oberlin’s only goal against Keystone. Oberlin dropped a 3-1 decision to Keystone in their final regular season game. Freas scored the lone Phoenix goal on a high arching strike just over top of the Wildcat goalie's reach. Coach Rebecca Lahetta's team finished the season at 3-10-3 (1-7-2 in Lorain County League play).

Riley Horning rushes Black River quarterback Tyler Mrakuzic. Oberlin dropped a tough one to Black River, 27-20, on Friday night. For the Phoenix, it was all Aaron Hopkins all the time, as the senior converted all three Phoenix touchdowns on the evening on runs of two, two, and five yards. On defense, Hopkins and his teammates held down the highpowered Pirates attack but couldn't overcome some key miscues late in the game. The loss dropped Oberlin to 1-6 overall and left the boys still seeking their first Lorain County League victory.

City of Oberlin Board, Commission & Committee Vacancies The City of Oberlin is accepting applications from individuals who wish to serve on the City’s Boards, Commissions and Committees.

Individuals who are selected will begin serving on Jan. 1, 2020.

Current Vacancies CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION-TWO VACANCIES Staggered Terms,Full-term is Three Years|Five-Member Commission Meets the first Wednesday, every other month at 5:30 p.m.

Responsibilities: Conduct practical and impartial examinations, provide a list of eligible employees, arrange for promotions for Classified Service positions and hear appeals on disciplinary matters involving Oberlin municipal employees. *FIRE CODE APPEAL BOARD-ONE VACANCY Annual Term | Three-Member Board Meets on an as-needed basis Responsibilities: Hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the Fire Chief or any Municipal Fire Safety Inspector relative to the application and interpretation of the Fire Prevention Code. *FIREFIGHTER’S DEPENDENTS FUND BOARD-TWO VACANCIES One-year Term | Five-Member Board Meets on an as-needed basis Responsibilities: Make all necessary rules and regulations for the handling and processing of submitted claims and perform necessary duties to carry out the provisions of the chapter and the provisions of Ohio Revised Code Chapter 146. *HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSIONTWO VACANCIES Staggered Terms,Full-term is Three Years |Five-Member Commission Meets the third Tuesday of every other month at 4 p.m.

Responsibilities: Protect and promote the historic character of the City and oversee the appearance of construction and renovation projects,as well as make recommendations to City Council regarding the designation of landmarks and historic districts.

HOUSING RENEWAL COMMISSION-TWO VACANCIES Staggered Terms,Full-term is Three Years |Five-Member Commission Meets on an as-needed basis Responsibilities: Hear and decide appeals resulting from any decision made by a City administrative office in enforcing housing ordinances. The Commission may also authorize variances, provided they do not conflict with the public interest.

HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION – THREE VACANCIES Staggered Terms, Full-term is Three Years|Five-Member Commission Meets the first Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m.

Responsibilities: Work toward a wholesome attitude of mutual respect and understanding among all people and organizations within the City. The Commission may enter into any alleged disputes, disagreements,misunderstandings or acts which involve the unlawful or unfair infringement upon basic human rights or freedoms guaranteed by law and investigate them, present reports, facts, findings and recommendations to Council, and serve in an advisory and consultative capacity to the City and to the City administration.

INCOME TAX BOARD OF REVIEW-THREE VACANCIES Two-year Term | Three-Member Board Meets on an as-needed basis Responsibilities: Hear appeals made by any person dissatisfied with the rulings or decisions of the Income Tax Administrator. * OBERLIN COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION (OCIC) - THREE PUBLIC VACANCIES, THREE PRIVATE VACANCY Staggered Terms, Public Sector Members is Two Years | StaggeredTerms, Private Sector Members is Three Years| 11-Member Board Meets the second Wednesday of every month at 8a.m.

Responsibilities: Advance, encourage and promote industrial, economic, commercial and civic development within the City of Oberlin.

OPEN SPACE & VISUAL ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION-TWO VACANCIES Staggered Terms, Full-term is Three Years|Five-Member Commission Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m.

Responsibilities: Serve as an advisory body to City Council and cooperate with all other City, county and state agencies which are active in the area of open space development and preservation.

PLANNING COMMISSION - TWO VACANCIES Staggered Term, Full-term is Three Years |Five-Member Commission Meets the first Wednesday of every month at 4:30p.m.

Responsibilities: Hold public hearings pertaining to the plan, design, location, removal, relocation, widening, extension and vacation of streets, parkways, playgrounds and other public places and approve plats for subdivision of land and the zoning of the City for any lawful purpose.

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION – TWO VACANCIES Staggered Term, Full-term is Three Years |Five-Member Commission Meets the second Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m.

How to Apply:

Responsibilities: Serve as an advisory body to the City Council on any and all questions concerning the maintenance, operation and improvement of the public utilities serving the City, both privately and municipally owned.

RECREATION COMMISSION - TWO VACANCIES Staggered Term, Full-term is Three Years |Five-Member Commission Meets the third Tuesday on a bi-monthly basis (excluding summer months) at 7 p.m.

Responsibilities: Serve as an advisory body to the Council on any and all questions concerning the operation and improvement of City recreation programs.

RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY COMMISSION - TWO VACANCIES Staggered Term, Full-term is Three Years|Five-Member Commission Meets the fourth Tuesday of every other month at 6:30 p.m.

Responsibilities: Review proposed rules and advise City Council regarding the City’s refuse, recyclable materials and yard waste collection program UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IMPLEMENTATION TEAM COMMITTEE – ONE VACANCY Unlimited Terms Meets the second Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m.

Responsibilities: Serves as the primary advisory body to the City Council during the design, fundraising, construction, and implementation phases of the Underground Railroad Center Project.

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS - ONE VACANCY Staggered Term,Full-term is Three Years|Five-Member Board Meets on an as-needed basis Responsibilities: Hear and decide appeals resulting from any order or decision made by a City administrative officer in enforcing zoning ordinances. The Board may also authorize zoning variances, provided they do not conflict with the public interest. *Specific qualifications apply to these boards,commissions and committees. All other board, commission and committee members must be residents who are qualified electors of the municipality.

Please contact the Clerk of Council Belinda Anderson at banderson@cityofoberlin.com or 440.775.7203 for details.

Individuals who are interested in serving can pickup an application at the Oberlin Clerk of Council’s office located at 85 South Main Street, Oberlin, or may visit the City website at www.cityofoberlin.com.

Applications must be submitted by Thursday, Nov. 15, at 4 p.m.

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VFW in a bind with ruptured pipe, needs help

LIAM NEESON FEVER

JASON HAWK EDITOR

A cast iron drain pipe dating back to the 1940s is causing some big problems at VFW Post 6941.

It's ruptured and leaked water all over the North Main Street club.

Repairing the problem will cost around $4,600 and mean a one- or two-week shutdown, said quartermaster Brant Smith.

"It's not a health hazard or anything because it's not sewage coming up, it's just water," he said. "But it's a safety issue."

The emergency expense comes at a bad time for the post, which just paid down about $8,000 in annual expenses, including licenses and insurance costs.

It also spent about $10,000 from its coffers to bring the Vietnam Moving Wall to town in July.

For now, that's left the VFW's accounts just about drained.

Other issues related to the Wellington building's age VFW PAGE D2 Photos by Jason Hawk | Wellington Enterprise

Action star Liam Neeson walks back to his beat-up old pickup truck after chatting with Robert Lorenz, director of "The Minuteman." Note the bullet holes in the side of the truck.

Town welcomes action star JASON HAWK EDITOR

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Kyle Delligatti hands Shawn Kneisel a flag with the inscription "America's Finest" on Saturday night.

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Five years after her son’s devastating car crash, Wendy Murray was sitting in the Wellington police station, exhausted and nearly out of hope.

Then Wellington police Officer Shawn Kneisel walked into the room.

The two met in a chance encounter — Murray was only at the police station to report her missing purse — but it would be potentially life-altering.

During their conversation, Murray told the officer about her son, , who at 17 was involved in a serious crash that left him with traumatic brain injury. Kneisel revealed that he also suffered a brain injury from his tour as a soldier in Iraq and mentioned hormone therapy, which he said helped him regain muscle strength and memory.

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An old, bullet-ridden blue pickup rolled up West Herrick Avenue last Thursday just before noon. The door clanged open and a pair of black boots hit the pavement.

Actor Liam Neeson looked around furtively, peering out from under the brim of an old ball cap, and strolled to the door of Wellington Music.

Except it wasn't Wellington Music — Hollywood magic turned half the storefront into a nondescript gun shop.

The action star was in town to film portions of "The Minuteman," which tells the story of an Arizona rancher who protects a Mexican boy from cartel assassins.

The day started with a short segment filmed at Farm & Home Hardware on Rt. 58.

The crew staged a scene in the store's "Kids Korner," crowding its shelves with an assortment of toys, soda, and alcohol.

Around 8 a.m., they starting moving in cart after cart of video equipment and tools. It stayed relatively calm inside the store for nearly an hour with customers floating in and out, craning their necks and trying to hide big grins.

Jared Sartori, a junior at Walsh University, works at Farm & Home during the summer. He skipped classes and drove home to try to catch a glimpse of Neeson.

"He's such a good actor in all of his movies," he said. Sartori said he is a big fan of Neeson's "Taken" films.

Jacob Littleton, who works at Farm & Home's Ashland location, is a senior at Crestview High School and attends Ashland University. He's interested in a career in videography and decided to skip a video class to hang out in Wellington.

"I figured if I could come out and watch a real life Hollywood movie being made instead of going to class, it will be the best lesson I can get," he said.

The air went out of the store around 8:15 a.m. "He's here, he's here," employees said, trying to hide their excitement — Neeson was reportedly waiting in a Cadillac SUV outside.

Just before it was time to yell "action," the in-store music was muted, phones were silenced, and air conditioning was turned off.

Non-crew were moved to a back room to watch the scene unfold on

▲ Director Robert Lorenz and Neeson chat on the sidewalk in front of Wellington Music on West Herrick Avenue. ► Possibly one of the cartel assassins hunting Neeson's character. ▼ Jacob Perez stars as a Mexican boy protected by Neeson's character, according to the Internet Movie Database.

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Neeson and his young co-star, Jacob Perez, walked in and shopped for a new T-shirt and a candy bar.

Store owner Scott Jerousek said all that work, all that effort will result in about a minute on screen.

Most of the day was spent taping scenes up and down West Herrick. as Neeson made a call at a prop phone booth and walked up and down the

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Scott Branske and Deborah Marian Branske of Lorain were part of the crowd gathered nearby to watch, about 150 feet away from the actors.

Part of the appeal was Neeson's rugged good looks, Marian Branske said. "He's only 67, within my range," she laughed.

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Sue Gahring and her son Emerson, 11, made a detour last Thursday en route to school. They ended up in downtown Wellington and spent the day watching Liam Neeson’s new movie get filmed instead.

While they expected to get an up-close look at Neeson, Gahring said she never could have expected that her son would get to film part of the movie.

“I never in my wildest dream would have thought that,” Gahring said.

Emerson and Gahring were sitting and watching the filming when cameraman Nick Shuster struck up a conversation with Emerson. After the crew broke for lunch, Shuster told them that if they came back, he’d get Emerson behind the camera.

Later, Gahring said another member of the crew spotted them in the crowd.

Before she knew it, Emerson was giving Neeson a quick handshake before getting in behind the scenes.

Gahring said Neeson shook Emerson’s hand at the forearm and told him “Once a Jedi, always a Jedi.”

“I felt like, ‘Oh my gosh, I feel like we're famous,” Gahring said.

After that, Emerson got a chance to get behind the camera. He said he helped the crew film Neeson mak-

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Camera operator Steve Fracol, one of the filmmakers on "The Minuteman," guides Emerson Gahring, 11, of Norwalk, while he films Liam Neeson in a scene shot in downtown Wellington. ing a call from a phone booth for the upcoming movie.

The man behind the camera with Emerson was Steve Fracol. He said it isn’t often that the crew gets an opportunity to interact with the crowd like this, but when the opportunity came, the crew wanted to show its appreciation to the village.

“They opened their arms to us and that was kind of a way to say thanks,” Fracol said.

Emerson didn’t just leave with a great experience.

Fracol said he also passed along his business card.

“It’s all about paying it

forward because so many people helped me out when I was younger, and you just want to give back,” Fracol said.

Later, Gahring said they got to get a second meeting and some photos with Neeson at Wellington Music.

She said she and Emerson got to talk with Neeson and all of the film crew.

Gahring said the chance meeting almost didn’t happen. She said she and Emerson were driving to school in Norwalk but they were running late. She said instead of being late, she offered the chance to her son to come with her to

Wellington.

While Emerson got the chance to meet and film Neeson, Gahring said his brothers took the bus to school and weren’t as lucky.

“His brothers are mad because they didn’t come with us, so now I have to do some damage control,” she said.

Gahring and her sons live in Norwalk, but she said she grew up in Wellington, and comes to the village often. Today, however, was just a special trip for the movie.

“We just happened to be in the right place at the right time,” Gahring said.

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picked up her kids, Ty and Hope Hodoba, from the bus stop and walked the few blocks from their home to where cameras were rolling.

Skidmore said she's a huge fan and has seen nearly every movie Neeson's ever made.

"As long as he's in it, I'll watch. I like him," she said. "To have a major star in our town, to see him here, is awesome."

Workers at Wellington VFW Post 6941 got to mix with the cast and crew over lunch — all except Neeson, who ate elsewhere.

Bartender Traci Schmitt said the post opened its doors about 80 people working on the film, as well as VFW members.

Another bartender, Marla Rush, said she met Perez during lunch. "I shook his hand. He came in with his mom and was so polite," she said.

little help, which he said is tough to do.

Smith said the VFW is where many in the community turn for donations.

The post has been happy to give in the form of scholarships for high school seniors, help with housing and food costs, and gifts to the Wellington Dukes teams.

"That's what we're here for," he said.

But its members aren't used to being the ones on the receiving end, he said a little bashfully.

To donate to the repair effort, send your gift to VFW Post 6941, c/o General Fund, 207 North Main St., Wellington, OH 44090.

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are also expected to bite into the post's savings, Smith said, including a heating and cooling unit that's on its last legs.

The good news is that winter is on the way, and it's the best season for business at Post 6941.

But until the money starts flowing, Smith and company are asking for a

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in Murray. She immediately went home to research hormone therapy for her son, which was a treatment neither the doctors nor Murray had seriously considered before.

Now, months after their meeting, Delligatti is awaiting test results to see if growth hormones might help him recover.

Murray said she has one person to thank for breathing life back into the process of waiting.

On Saturday at a steak fry for Wellington police officers, Murray delivered a speech thanking Kneisel for coming into their lives and for his advice.

"He made a difference in five minutes," Murray said. "What he said to me changed everything for us."

Delligatti, with the help of his brother Nick Delligatti and friend Corey Moffat, stood up and presented Kneisel with a flag emblazoned with the words “America’s Finest.” Murray pinned a "guardian angel" lapel on Kneisel and embraced him.

Then Delligatti got up out of his chair a second time, this time without

help, to stand and hold the flag with Kneisel.

It was an emotional ceremony for Murray, who said their conversation marked a pivotal moment in Delligatti’s recovery, which had slowed in recent years. “(Kneisel) didn’t have to allow us to get into his personal space, but he did.

And I think he did that because he wanted to help,” Murray said, adding that she feels it’s necessary to tell the officer about the impact he had on her and her son’s life. Delligatti is taking Macrilen, a relatively new oral test that was just approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2017 and helps diagnose patients with adult hormone deficiency.

It was the conversation with Kneisel that prompted Murray to research Macrilen, and to bring what she’d learned to Delligatti’s doctors, who agreed to start looking into hormone treatments.

“I feel like it’s so important that (Kneisel) knows what he did,” Murray said. “If it wasn’t for him, we would never be going down this path.”

But the appreciation

Murray feels for Kneisel goes beyond their quick conversation. As two people whose lives were deeply affected by traumatic brain injuries, Murray said she feels a kinship with the officer.

In June, just days after they talked, Kneisel, 34, a five-year member of the Wellington Police Department who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2005 to 2012, was arrested on traffic and criminal charges. Authorities said he drove his truck while intoxicated off a bridge in Florence Township, with a firearm in the passenger seat, in what they deemed an attempted suicide.

Kneisel was placed on administrative leave by the Wellington Police Department after the incident.

Following Kneisel’s personal struggles, Murray said it’s important for people to understand the effects trauma can have.

“Having a brain injury, it’s like a blind illness. We didn’t ask for it to come in our lives, but it won’t go away” Murray said, adding, “(Kneisel) deserves to know that his life means something. Especially when you’re in this and

some people don’t understand.”

Wellington Police Chief Tim Barfield, who helped Murray plan the ceremony for Kneisel, echoed her sentiment, saying that Kneisel was suffering from PTSD, which took a toll on his life.

“We know how much PTSD affects people. We knew he’d been struggling for some time,” Barfield said, adding that Kneisel always was one of his best officers, and wellloved by the community.

“I bet I received 50 cards (after Kneisel’s arrest). He touched a lot of people’s lives.”

As one of those people, Murray said Kneisel ultimately gave her a renewed sense of hope.

“I felt that I was in a place I didn’t want to be.

I felt this is as far as Kyle was going to go,” she said of the time before she met Kneisel. “By sharing his experience (Kneisel) gave me peace.”

Now, even if nothing comes of the Macrilen test, Murray said she’s glad to feel optimistic again.

“I felt revived in so many ways.”

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Wellington's 2019 homecoming king is Ben Higgins, and the queen is Grace Dudziak. They were honored Friday at the Dukes football game.

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The Dukes dealt with some homecoming heartbreak Friday, falling 22-14 to Columbia. The Raiders dished out the first touchdown on a five-yard Joe Governale run. Jon Brasee took a 10-yard pass from quarterback Ben Higgins to get Wellington on the board but Governale struck again. Columbia broke away with a 41-yard Owen Menge run. Higgins finished it up by scrambling 10 yards to cross the goal line, but that didn't leave the Dukes with the lead. Mason McClellan led Wellington on the ground with just 31 yards on nine carries, but also picked up 81 in the air. Jayden Skinner snatched two receptions for 48 yards.

The Dukes will travel to Oberlin this week to face the Phoenix. The game will be played at 7:30 p.m. at Oberlin College.

ABOVE: Wellington's Mason McClellan gets past Columbia's Josh DeLisle.

RIGHT: Wellington's Summer Hamilton twirls fire at halftime.

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Will Palmison, a junior at Wellington High School, tied for 47th place in state competition this weekend, placing in the top halfpercent of golfers in Division III.

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We found some very excited Dukes getting ready Saturday for the Wellington High School homecoming dance, including Jon Brasee and Sophia Hardoby. This year's theme was "Let's Glow Crazy."

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Wellington's Madison Caudill passes the ball against Black River. The Dukes faced a tough challenge but won in a thrilling five sets, 25-19, 17-25, 25-24, 25-27, 15-12. While it was Wellington that emerged victorious, it was Black River's Callie Reese who tie the single-season school record for aces with 71. She also added 14 digs.

Eighth-grader Naudika Boden runs for the Dukes in the junior high race Saturday at the Lorain County League meet.

XC runners rack up personal bests The season is over this year for the Wellington Dukes cross country team, but it is not without many accomplishments.

The Dukes competed Saturday at the Equestrian Trails in the Lorain County League meet. Much of the runners improved on their personal best times for the season.

"This is not the fastest course we run," said coach Jeff Hook. "But these kids knew they needed to give 100 percent, and they certainly did."

For the high school girls, Violet Haas placed 11th and dropped a full minute from her best time, earning a spot on the Second Team All-Conference. Hunter Legg improved her best time by 53 seconds for 25th place and Estella Ohly finished 30th.

The Dukes junior high girls improved as well. Eighth-grader Naudika Boden just missed the conference team, shaving 45 seconds from her personal best and finishing ninth overall. Seventh-grader Harper Fleming cut 50 seconds from her PR and placed 23rd.

The middle school boys team had two runners that made the All-Conference team. Seventh-grader Joe Fox chopped 19 seconds from his PR (12:01) and placed sixth. Sam Smith finish right behind

(12:02) and placed seventh.

"These two ran a real tough race," said Hook. "I think it has been quite a while since the Dukes junior high team has had two runners on the conference team."

Also running for the junior high team, Scott Hook placed 40th, Zach Barnes 47th, Trevor Ridenour 52nd, Jonah Stump 53rd, and Robert Barnes 57th.

The Dukes elementary runners competed in their final fun run for the season. "I've been so impressed with the perseverance of these third- through sixth-graders and am excited to have them on the junior high team one day," said Hook.

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